Appearances have very little to do with happiness.
GEORGE ELIOTOur deeds still travel with us from afar, and what we have been makes us what we are.
More George Eliot Quotes
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Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.
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Veracity is a plant of paradise, and the seeds have never flourished beyond the walls.
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Those who trust us educate us.
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It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
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Life is too precious to be spent in this weaving and unweaving of false impressions, and it is better to live quietly under some degree of misrepresentation than to attempt to remove it by the uncertain process of letter-writing.
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… it is one thing to like defiance, and another thing to like its consequences.
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Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has the pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing.
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It’s no use filling your pocket with money if you have got a hole in the corner.
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Souls live on in perpetual echoes.
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It is as useless to fight against the interpretations of ignorance as to whip the fog.
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It is pleasant to have a kind word now and then when one is not near enough to have a kind glance or a hearty shake by the hand.
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I don’t want the world to give me anything for my books except money enough to save me from the temptation to write only for money.
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Death is the king of this world: ‘Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.
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A good horse makes short miles.
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Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
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